smack: fix incorrect task context in smack_msg_queue_msgrcv (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.20 % · percentile 9 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Received
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smack: fix incorrect task context in smack_msg_queue_msgrcv The smack_msg_queue_msgrcv() function incorrectly checks the permissions of the 'current' task instead of the 'target' task. In the msgsnd() syscall path, if a receiver is already waiting, the pipelined_send() optimization is used to push the message directly to the receiver task: ipc/msg.c`pipelined_send(): ` smp_store_release(&msr->r_msg, msg) In this case, the 'sender' (current) task performs the check on behalf of the 'receiver' task (msr->r_tsk, passed as the 'target' parameter): ipc/msg.c`pipelined_send(): ` security_msg_queue_msgrcv(,, target := msr->r_tsk,,) However, smack_msg_queue_msgrcv() ignores the 'target' and checks 'current': smack_msg_queue_msgrcv(…) ` smk_curacc_msq(isp, MAY_READWRITE); // current task 'current' MAY satisfy smack_msg_queue_msgrcv r/w requirement, but 'target' (the receiver task) might NOT; as a result, an unauthorized receiver gets the message, violating MAC policy. Test: 1) create a sysv message queue with label “foo” 2) echo "bar foo r" >/smack/load2 3) msgrcv(,,,0,MSG_NOERROR) in "bar"-labeled task. The task is waiting for the messages ... 4) msgsnd() from a "foo"-labeled task: "bar"-labeled task gets the message. This patch fixes the issue by checking permission on the 'target' task instead of 'current'. (2008-02-04, Casey Schaufler)
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e49f997ef0c569e09b42aab6bd38c7c54ea095d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dbece6c2f80b0470d8d99d7a016827dce99ed6e3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7be4bd21c50afa83c93799b0f16cf5bfa493194e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec47f4177046dfaaf1cebb15f4d2e7b543475daf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e35dc5a4ed6d1e536382d80c685187511ff248a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2ab27c2e11591524b1378c24ad18882a425d1fa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d02c55e3ea82e41ea2c2026e08201e5daa4d0cfe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fba3d32825f4bbc8e20f0cdc3b14df57965b8fe5
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-82299
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-93191
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1375 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1289 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1253 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected e114e473771c848c3cfec05f0123e70f1cdbdc99 < 4e49f997ef0c569e09b42aab6bd38c7c54ea095d ; affected e114e473771c848c3cfec05f0123e70f1cdbdc99 < dbece6c2f80b0470d8d99d7a016827dce99ed6e3 ; affected e114e473771c848c3cfec05f0123e70f1cdbdc99 < 7be4bd21c50afa83c93799b0f16cf5bfa493194e ; affected e114e473771c848c3cfec05f0123e70f1cdbdc99 < ec47f4177046dfaaf1cebb15f4d2e7b543475daf ; affected e114e473771c848c3cfec05f0123e70f1cdbdc99 < e35dc5a4ed6d1e536382d80c685187511ff248a1 ; affected e114e473771c848c3cfec05f0123e70f1cdbdc99 < c2ab27c2e11591524b1378c24ad18882a425d1fa |
| Linux · Linux | affected 2.6.25 ; unaffected 0 < 2.6.25 ; unaffected 5.10.270 ≤ 5.10.* ; unaffected 5.15.221 ≤ 5.15.* ; unaffected 6.1.188 ≤ 6.1.* ; unaffected 6.6.157 ≤ 6.6.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |